It had been a couple weeks since Draco and I had talked about us. Not that I minded. I still wasn't ready to have a boyfriend. I had been keeping up with my studies, and Draco and I were getting pretty close. We spent most of our time together. I don't even think we did that when we were dating. But I liked it better this way. I think.

'Please stop!' I screamed again.
'Shh! It will be fine.' He said.
'Just get away!' I said
'Ohh it's far too late for that.'

I woke up immediately. Once again, it was 5am. It was getting harder to go to sleep at night knowing I would see it all again. I hated it. So I stayed up as late as I could and got up as soon as I woke up from the nightmares. I was really getting sick of waking up this early. I hopped in the bathroom and did my thing. I came out 45 minutes later, as usual. I walked down stairs. But then I thought of something and ran back up the stairs. I walked to the right instead of the left. I opened the door, and saw all of the guys sleeping. I crept over to his bed.
"Wake up." I whispered.
"Frankie? What are you doing here?" he asked quietly
"Just get dressed. I need to talk to you." I whispered.
"Now?" he asked.
"Please?" I begged.
"Fine. I'll be down in a minute." He said

I waited in the common room biting my nails. I hadn't done this in a long time. But I couldn't help it. I just sat there with my knees up to my chin, rocking back and forth. I heard someone coming down the stairs and I got up immediately.
"Frankie, what's going on?" he asked in a sleepy yet worried tone.
"It won't go away. It just keeps replaying in my mind. It's getting harder." I said almost in tears. He looked extremely worried now.
"How often have you dreamt about it, like how many nights a week would you say?" he asked.
"Like 3 or 4." I said. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me on my forehead.
"Tommy, make it go away." I said this time crying.
"You'll be okay. I promise. I think I know of a way to make you stop dreaming about it. But it will be difficult." He said rubbing my back.
"I'm afraid to go to sleep. I'm always tired. I wish I could sleep. I wish I could just curl up in a blanket and sleep forever. But I can't. It's like haunting me." I said trying to stop crying.
"Frankie, I'm sorry." He said sitting me down on the couch than sitting beside me. 

"I still feel like this is all my fault." He said.
"How could you possibly think that? If anyone's, its mine." I said.
"Don't you EVER say that again. You hear me? It's not your fault. It's his." He said stroking my back.
"Tommy, I know this sounds completely Goth and everything... but sometimes I want to die. Like I honestly think I would be better off." I said looking up at him. I saw hurt and sadness.
"Do you want to kill yourself Frankie?" he asked.
"No. I just want it all to end. I would never kill myself. I couldn't ever do that." I said.
"Good. Because you should know that it would honestly make me commit suicide if you did." He said. I expected a smirk, or smile. But his face was serious.
"I love you Tommy." I said and he kissed me on the forehead again.
"I love you too, Frankster. You know what? I think we should go to Paris. I think we should go away. We could listen to people say 'You are so... how you say...' and it would be great." He said smiling. We had always done that. We would plan trips that we knew we could never afford or go to, and tell each other the things we would do there. Paris was always a favorite of ours. We mostly just liked the berets.
"I think I'm going to take today off. I'll just lie in bed all day and sleep. I've never had it twice in one day, so I'm sure I'll be fine. Do you think that would be okay?" I asked Tommy.
"I think that sounds like a good idea." he said.
"I guess I'll just grab a drink and then head up to bed." I said.
"You want me to come with?" Tommy asked.
"No I'll be fine. You try and go back to sleep. Sorry for waking you up." I said getting up. He got up as well and hugged me once more.
"Don't say sorry. I like coming to your rescue. You can call me any time, anywhere." He said smirking.
"You're too kind!" I said smiling. He headed back upstairs and I went to the Great Hall. I didn't expect there to be anyone in the when I entered. But to my surprise there was. I asked a house elf for a Green Tea and sat down waiting, for her to return. Dumbledore walked over to the table and sat down across from me. He gave a warm smile. I smiled back.
"Miss. Patricks why are you awake so early?" he asked. No one had really seen me wake up at 5 everyday, because I would usually just stay in the common room.
"I couldn't sleep. So I thought a hot drink would help." I said.
"Ahh, still having troubles? Is there a problem you would wish to talk about?" he asked. He knew. I could tell he did.
"Not at the moment, thank you. But I was wondering if it would be alright to take off the day, sir." I said not looking at him. Just staring at the table.
"Oh I'm sure it would be fine. But I will need a reason." He said.


"I just need to catch up on some sleep. I know it's not really a good reason, but I'm only getting like 2 or 3 hours at most because I have that stupid dream and its killing me!" I said. Oh shit. I should not have said that.
"Yes I understand. If you would like, Madam Pomfrey, has a potion that gives you a dreamless sleep. I'm sure she would be happy to get you some." He said smiling. Oh yeah. He defiantly knew.
"Professor..." I started.
"Yes Miss Patricks?" he answered.
"You can tell what I'm thinking right now can't you?" I said.
"Yes Miss Patricks." He said
"What do I do?" I asked.
"I will excuse you from your classes for a few days. Madam Pomfrey will get you some of the potion, and you will take the days off to rest." He said warmly. He actually looked as though he cared.
"Thank you Sir." I said.
"Would you like to grab something's before we head to the hospital wing?" he said
"I have to stay in the hospital wing?" I asked a bit upset.
"Yes I think it would be for the best." He said.
"Alright. I'll just run up to my room and grab my blanket." I said and ran off to my room. I never did get that Green tea.

I grabbed my blanket and headed toward the boys dormitories when someone grabbed my shoulder. I turned around and it was Draco.

"Jesus Draco! You almost gave me a heart attack!" I said.
"Why were you going over there?" he asked.
"Not that it's any of your business, but I was going to get my brother. I need to talk to him. And I need to talk to you too. So I guess I'll talk to you first." I said. We sat down on the stairs and I still had my blanket in my hands.

"Draco I'm going to miss classes for a couple days. So I'll need you to grab my work for me." I said.
"Why? What's wrong?" he asked worried.
"I'll be in the hospital wing. But don't worry. It's just to sleep for a little bit." I said.
"If it's just to sleep then why don't you do it in your own room?" he asked. He was like freaking out over this.
"Dumbledore thinks its best. This way no one can bother me." I said smiling trying to get him to calm down.
"So you told Dumbledore the real reason you can't sleep, and won't tell me? Oh that's bloody great." He said shaking his head and looking away.
"I didn't tell him anything, Draco. So don't be such a baby. Now if you'll excuse me 

I need to go see Tommy." I said getting up.
"No. I'll go get him." He said walking away into the room. A few minutes later Tommy walked out.

"Malfoy told me you needed me?" he said looking worried.
"I'm fine, don't worry. I just wanted to let you know that I would be in the hospital wing for a couple days. Dumbledore giving me this stuff that makes me sleep without dreaming. I'm actually really looking forward to it." I said smiling.
"Frankie did you tell him?" he asked.
"No. But somehow he knew." I said quietly.
"I love you Frankie. I'll come visit you tomorrow okay?" he said giving me another kiss on the forehead.
"I love you too. And I'm sorry if I'm asleep when you come by!" I said walking down the stairs.

I walked out of the common room and saw Dumbledore waiting for me. He smiled and led me to the Hospital Wing. Dumbledore told me to wait where I was. He walked over to Madam Pomfrey and told her something. I'm guessing he was telling her what to give me.

"Miss Patricks, you can go over to that bed over there." Madam Pomfrey said pointing to a bed. I got the one that was against the wall at the end of the room. I walked over and sat on the bed. I wrapped my blanket around me and lay down. It was so comfy. Why weren't our beds this soft? I slowly closed my eyes.

"Miss. Patricks? I'm going to need you to sit up so I can give you your medicine." She said. I opened my eyes and she was smiling. I sat up and she handed me the potion. I drank it down. It didn't taste that bad.

"That's a girl. You can go to sleep now. But I will have to wake you up in about 5 hours so you can take another dose." She said.
"5 hours? Why would I still be asleep in 5 hours?" I asked.
"This medicine makes you sleep for 5 hours. Dumbledore has told me to keep you asleep the entire day. He insisted that you needed it." She said smiling.
"Thank you." I said laying back down. I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I closed my eyes and was looking forward to my dreamless sleep.

You know what it's like when you wake up and have no idea where you are? Well that happened. I was in a room filled with empty beds. WTF was going on. Oh yeah. I'm in the hospital wing. It all becomes clear now.

"Ahh Miss. Patricks! You're awake! How wonderful. Is it alright to allow some 

visitors in?" she asked. I nodded.
"Who's here?" I asked.
"Two young men. Should I send them in one at a time?" she asked. I nodded again. She walked away and closed the curtains around my bed. Why did she do that? I kept staring at my hands. My nails had grown. I knew because I always bite them. But how could they have grown? I've been asleep like 5 hours.

"Frankie? You're finally awake!" Tommy said walking towards my bed and wrapping his arms around me.
"Tommy calm down! I've only been asleep a few hours." I said.
"Are you serious? You've been sleeping for 2 weeks!" he said.
"I... I have? Why?" I asked shocked. He pulled away and sat on my bed.

"You had some sort of reaction to what ever Pomfrey gave you. No one could wake you up. They all had no idea what went wrong. They were all freaking out." He said.
"Oh wow. That's something I wasn't expecting to hear." I said.
"Yeah I know. But at least you got to spend it sleeping. Malfoy hasn't slept at all. He has just sat outside the entire time." He said.
"What? Why? I was only asleep." I said.
"Dumbledore honestly thought you weren't going to wake up. Madam Pomfrey said that you would fight it though." He said.
"That's stupid. It's not like I was dying. I was just sleeping!" I said as though I thought they were all nuts. Which I kind of did.
"Frankie, what would you do if you were in my position? I wouldn't wake up. I just laid there. Day after day, night after night. Not knowing if I would ever wake up because everyone around you was telling you that I wasn't going to." He said.
"Oh. I guess I hadn't thought about it like that. I'm sorry." I said. He had tears in his eyes. I had never seen my brother cry before. I didn't like it.
"It's okay Frankie." He said. The tears were just about to fall.
"I'm fine, you square." I said. "Don't cry, don't cry. Although I know it's hard to comprehend, oh. Don't cry, don't cry" I started singing the lyrics to 'when it all comes down' by Bonnie McKee. He smirked.
"Me, a square? I'm not the one who randomly breaks into song!" he said laughing.
"Don't pretend like you don't love it when I do that." I said smirking.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well I guess I better go and let that Malfoy kid see you. Although he doesn't deserve it." He sneered.
"I've forgiven Draco. You should too." I said
"Mmhh." He said as in 'like that's ever going to happen' then he kissed me on the forehead and left the semi room.

I was asleep for 2 weeks?
Yikes.
And you didn't wake me up, why?
I was asleep too Dumbass.
You're so mean to me. Always calling me names.
Mmhh.

"F-Frankie?" I heard someone call from out side of the curtains.
"The one and only" I said back to the curtain. Draco burst through the curtains and like attacked me. Okay well he didn't exactly attack me. But he did run at me and then hug me with dear life.

You call that attacking?


Shut up you... you...
nothing to say?
You monkey fart!
Nice.

"Draco! I can't breathe! You're cutting off my oxygen!" I said dramatically. He pulled away and sat down beside me on the bed.
"Thank you!" I said.
"Frankie, I- I thought... I thought I..." he stuttered. He was nervous. Why in gods name was he nervous?
"Draco, its okay. Just breathe." I said
"Frankie they- they told me that you weren't..." he stuttered again. Aww he's so cute when he does that.
"Draco I know. But I'm fine now. No worries." I said giving him a smile.
"Frankie. I love you." He said in a serious tone. I just sat there with my mouth hung open, eyes wide, and silent.
"What?" I asked hoping to god I had heard him wrong.
"I love you. I honestly love you. When you were asleep I was afraid I would never get to tell you. I tried to tell you when we were in the common room the first night after classes. But I didn't get the chance." He said.
"I... I..." I said in disbelief. Like I knew he liked me. But to him say he loves me again and after so long. I just didn't know what to say.

Tell him you love him too.
But I don't.
Yes you do.
No I don't.
Yes you do. Now stop lying and tell him the truth.
I can't.
Yes you can. Just say 'Draco I love you too.' That's it.
I can't do it.
He won't hurt you again. I promise.
Your promises means nothing.
I know.

"Draco...I" I started. You can do this. Just say it.
"I- I lo-" damn it. He cut me off. Oh wait! He cut me off with his LIPS! He kissed me like this was the last time we would ever be kissing. I put my arms around his neck and I kissed him back and it seemed to spark a flame in him. He kissed me again, deeper and more passionate. I started running my fingers through his hair. My stomach flipped and my heart was beating fast. Why hadn't we been doing this sooner? I could feel him smirking. He had done it. He got me. Damn 

it! But I knew I couldn't pull away. I don't even think I wanted to. I didn't care if he was going to break my heart. I didn't care that we were making out on a hospital bed. I didn't care that someone could walk in at any moment. I just didn't care. I only cared about the kiss. Just this moment. Please make it last forever.

He started kissing me rough. It was almost too rough. He pushed me to the head of my bed, so I was against the wall. He didn't pull apart from me once. I began to feel fuzzy, hot and breathless. I wasn't used to this. I ran my fingers through his hair again. He started caressing my thigh. He ran his hand up and down it. He started to pull off my shirt. It was killing me to do what I did next. I pulled away.
"Draco." I said. He started kissing my neck.
"Draco, stop." I said firmly. He continued to kiss down my neck. He started to go lower.
"Draco, STOP IT!" I yelled. He didn't. He kept going. This wasn't like him. He always listens to me. Why was he doing this? I wanted to run away. I tried pushing him off but he wouldn't move. I felt something in my pocket. That was awfully lucky that it was still in there.
"IMMOBULUS" I screamed while pointing my wand at him. He froze right on top of me. I pushed him on to the floor and ran out of there as quick as I could. I smacked right into someone and I fell on the floor. I looked up and saw Tommy. He could see the tears had been streaming down my face.

"Frankie what's wrong?" he said while helping me up.
"He... he... and I... he's on the floor beside my bed." I said. He looked at me with a confused face.
"Draco." I said. As soon as Tommy heard the name he ran in back into the hospital.
"Finite Incantatem" I heard Tommy yell. I heard him yelling at Draco.
"What the fuck did you do to her?" Tommy yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Draco yelled back. What did he do? Is he insane?

Quick question.
Yes?
Why are there no teachers?
Beats me.
I swear. Whenever they are need they aren't there.
Useless. Well I guess I better go kill Draco.
I think your brother's doing a pretty good job
Yeah. But I need to talk to him before he dies.
Alright.



Draco's POV

"What?" she asked shocked.
"I love you. I honestly love you. When you were asleep I was afraid I would never get to tell you. I tried to tell you when we were in the common room the first night after classes. But I didn't get the chance." I said.
"I... I..." she said in unbelievable shock. I shouldn't have told her that. She's going to tell me she wants to be friends.

"Draco...I" She started. I'm an idiot. I should have just kept my feelings a secret like I've been doing for the past month. I have to do something to make her realize I really do. I won't hurt her. I love her for god sake.
"I- I lo-" I pressed my lips against hers. Wait did she start to say she loved me too? No she couldn't have. I kissed her like I was never going to see her again. I was afraid I wouldn't ever get to kiss her again. I needed to kiss her. She's kissing me back. Does she want this too? She's putting her hands through my hair. She does want it. Oh thank you god!

Everything went black.

The first thing I hear is someone yelling out:
"Finite Incantatem" I opened my eyes. It was Tommy.
"What the fuck did you do to her?" Tommy yelled at me. What's going on?
"What are you talking about?" I yelled back. I was so confused. Where's Frankie? Is she okay?
"Don't play stupid with me you asshole!" Tommy yelled at me.
"I didn't fucking do anything to her!" are we talking about Frankie right? He pointed his wand at me and began to say a spell when he was cut off.
"Tommy wait!" Frankie screamed.
"Why?" he yelled back
"Because I want to know why. Why wouldn't you stop Draco?" she yelled at me.
"Stop what? What the hell did I do?" I yelled back. I really wish I knew.
"Are you kidding me?" she screamed at me. There were tears coming down her face. WTF did I do?
"I honestly don't know what you're talking about! Can someone please fill me in?" I yelled. This time I got up off of the floor and dusted myself off. Honestly, for a hospital, it was filthy.

Way to keep your priorities straight.
Shut up.

"Draco you don't remember?" she said. Not yelling. I like it when she's not 

yelling.
"Of course he does! He just won't admit to what he did!" Tommy yelled.
"I really don't think he knows. Look at his eyes." She said to him.
"I can't believe you Frankie! You're falling for his stupid charm again! He keeps hurting you and you keep falling for his apologies!" Tommy yelled at her.
"Tommy, leave now." She said pointing to the curtain. He huffed off and left.

"Draco. I want the truth. Do you not remember? Or are you lying, because I need the truth." She said tearing up again.
"Frankie what happened? The last thing that I remember is we were kissing. You started playing with my hair and I was just so incredibly happy. But then I blacked out." I said.
"Draco... You- you almost raped me." She said. Those words dug into my heart. How could I have done this subconsciously?
"Frankie I'm so sorry. If I had known what I was doing I would have stopped. I'm sorry. I love you." I said. She started crying and ran out of the room. Did she not believe me? Did I seriously almost rape her? What is wrong with me? I just sat on the bed with all of these thoughts running through my head. I heard footsteps coming up to the semi room. The curtains were pulled back and there stood Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Mr. Malfoy please come with us." McGonagall said. I nodded and stood up. I looked up at Dumbledore.
"I- I didn't know... I don't know-" I started. He nodded.
"Yes we know Mr. Malfoy. We will just have to convince everyone else of that." He said walking me into his office, with McGonagall following behind us. Dumbledore muttered something and the bird moved showing us the stairs to go up to his office.

We got in and I saw Frankie sitting on a chair with her knees pressed up against her chest. She was crying. I thought she understood that I didn't know I was doing it?

"Please sit Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore said pointing to the chair next to Frankie.
"Do you mind?" I asked Frankie. She shook her head and I sat down.

"Now we are here to discuss the current situation." He started.
"Sir, I really didn't mean to hurt her. I can't believe I could have done this. I don't remember anything." I said.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy. I know. Now I thought I should tell you both why this happened." He started. How the hell did he know?
"Miss. Patricks, there was a curse placed on you the night of the incident." He said looking at her.
"What kind of curse?" she asked sounding scared. I just wanted to hold her.


"It wasn't mean to be placed. But it did. Miss. Patricks, is it alright if Mr. Malfoy is present at this time?" he asked her. She shook her head. Why didn't she want me here? What was she hiding from me?
"Mr. Malfoy, can you please wait outside?" he asked me.
"But I..." I started.
"Now, Mr. Malfoy!" I got up and left. I couldn't believe this.